Affiliate: Harvest Moon

[Goddess Astra]

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To: Keeper Revenant, <AUXO SECURE AFFILIATE CHANNEL>
From: Aisling Cenncroithi, Harvest Moon (Corvo-class Explorer)
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Keeper Revenant, it really has been far too long since we spoke with one another, and I hope not to keep you waiting so long in future. As promised, here are the details on the commission that we have been pursuing up until now. For posterity, I will reiterate some information that I've already told you.

What we detailed to other parties was that we are in need of a cruiser class hull that is capable of carrying appropriate armor and armament for her weight. However, this hull must also function equally well as a laboratory as Harvest Moon does, if not better in her role, as we are ultimately still researchers. The need for a cruiser-class hull was impressed upon us when we had our encounter with Amenhotep three years ago at Canberra. A smaller vessel has proven unable to hold her own, and a larger vessel would be too cumbersome and require maintenance well beyond what we can hope to provide.

We will naturally want the vessel to be able to mount the same cloaking device that you've graciously provided us aboard Harvest Moon, but we also find the utility of a jump drive and surveying equipment to be too great to ignore, and subsequently have insisted that these be included in the plans. Previous experts have assured us that it is possible to miniaturize that technology, provided we can give it enough power, which brings us to my next point.

To the end of providing this power, and also significantly cutting costs on our end, we have salvaged the reactor and engine block from the former flagship of the Nadir Reprisal Initiative, Apotheosis, as detailed below:



Our engineers, formerly crew aboard Apotheosis, have determined that the reactor can fit within the size constraints of a cruiser, as there is plenty of space between the drive core and its cowling in the original design that is not functionally necessary. However, this core design is rather sensitive, as you noted previously: both the Overlord and Osiris dreadnoughts utilize a closed loop magnetohydrodynamic turbine in addition to the reactor for maximum power efficiency. While it is extremely efficient for power, my engineers tell me that it is also inextricably tied to its propulsion, and that the design is vulnerable to jostling and sharp impacts.

Given that our vessel is a laboratory first and a warship second, I personally do not find this to be a significant enough drawback to preclude its use in the design--and, certainly, the Osiris has functioned extremely well under harsh conditions, despite its drawbacks. However, I do recall you mentioning the Ingenuus power cell as well, and I am not opposed to reconsidering.

The second point of salvage that we intend to include are the antennae of two different Resheph-class cruisers, Heket and Serqet, as detailed below:



The sensors arrays on Resheph-class cruisers are nearly unparalleled, and such powerful sensors would be an incredible boon to us.

It is also my wish that this vessel would have an observation dome, perhaps with a retractable shield to protect it from incoming fire.

With all this in mind, we initially reached out to the Natio Octavarium, as they were the ones who initially suggested the idea to us. The intent was to operate out of Sabah shipyard to construct the vessel. However, given recent diplomatic complications between Auxo and the Crayter Republic, this is no longer as feasible as it once was. I am unaware of the diplomatic status between Auxo and the Natio, but I cannot imagine that it is good at the moment, given their allies and your enemies.

Locating a party to engineer and construct this vessel has been the most difficult aspect of this process, with our lack of resources and the scope of our desired craft. Your insight into this matter will be of great help, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts in detail.

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